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Harper's Bazaar did a little feature on the fashion forward artist, Erté (. He contributed to the latter part of of Art Nouveau and helped define Art Deco. Coincidentally, after reading the article I was assigned to read up on Erté on a website dedicated to his life's work. Check out more of his amazing work here.
Great installation pieces from artist Matt Rodriguez.
Beautiful collage by Kenyan-born artist, Wagechi Mutu.
I love these paintings by Mustafa Maluka, aren't they just beautiful! I really like his use color and pattern with realistically painted faces and graphic shapes.
Why haven't I heard of this guy before?
One thing that really frustrates me about my discipline of choice, graphic design, is that there's not enough diversity. Far too often I am the only African American designer, or minority period, in a classroom, at a design conference, or in the workplace. So when I meet or learn of other minorities in the field, past and present, I am always very excited. Just yesterday I learned of graphic design pioneer, Georg Olden (1920 - 1975). During his career at CBS he designed some amazing television graphics when the idea of TV was still fairly new. He went on to work at the advertising agency, BBDO, and later became the first African-American to design a U.S. postage stamp. Are you kidding me? I've been in graphic design for nearly 10 years and I'm just now hearing about this guy? Shame, shame, shame!! To learn more about this talented and might I add handsome designer, click here.
Work from artist Yinka Shonibare.
Born in England in 1962 and raised in Nigeria, Yinka Shonibare currently lives and works in London, where he has gained international attention by exploring issues of race and class through a range of media that includes sculpture, painting, photography, and installation art. -- from yinkashonibare.com
While revisiting Art Nouveau I am reminded of Klimt's body of work...
These wallpaintings are designed by the women of the Ndebele peoples in South Africa. Images via Ndebele: The Art of an African Tribe
Great work from Brazilian design and illustration studio, Estudio Mopa. {{thanks, Melissa, for the link!}}
More beautiful illustrations from Martha Rich.
